Brooks Men's Ghost 18 Running Shoes

I have been wearing Ghosts since Ghost 7. These are the first ones that feel completely different from the previous. Something about shoe is narrower causing pain in toe area and bunion on small toe. I had to double check size thought I had gotten smaller size

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love this shoe because I can run in it with comfort. Also, when I buy a new one I like to get black on black because they look good for a long time, and initially I will wear to work before I turn it into my daily runner. Thanks Brooks for making such a versatile shoe and offering the wide size so it actually fits!

I like my new Ghost 18 shoes! They are comfortable, well made, and provide great stability. Overall excellent shoes for walking, jogging, and cross-fit training.

I actually bought the wrong size so I gifted these. But my sister loves them

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I wanted something soft but still flexible, Ghost 18 was exactly what I was looking for. The upper is so breathable and soft, the tongue is almost sock-like! Over all: dependable, comfortable, and easy to disappear underfoot. IYKYK Also, the white and green color way with the gum sole is SO good, so old school, I love it!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Amazing shoes, great fit. One of the most comfortable shoes I have ever had the pleasure of wearing.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I wanted to love these shoes. I gave them a few weeks. Walking, running, movement. Coming from a 15 month old pair of Ghost 16s, and before that Adrenaline GTS 23s, I was expecting a dramatic upgrade in support and foot feel and was left disappointed. First: The heel completely collapses under any amount of pressure. I don’t pretend to be a lightweight at all, at 230lbs I’m quite the opposite, I buy high end shoes because of it. Every step I take feels like there is an empty air pocket in the heel and it bottoms out. I can feel my heel drop a few mm with each step and it’s not a gentle drop, I might as well be barefoot. Second: I got the extra wide, I can wear a wide but like the extra room to splay my toes, there isn’t any extra room. The extra wide is about the same width as my wide shoes. And not as wide as my Ghost 16 4Es toe box. However the heal and mid-foot are wider. Third: the tongue, no padding at all, I can feel each cross of the lace on the top of my foot, and I get that we are making the tongue thinner for weight reduction, flexibility and temperature control but it’s not comfortable at all. Fourth: the pull on tab, it’s just a flap of soft fabric like the tongue of the shoe, makes me feel like the shoe is already collapsing at the heel. -Tongue and tab together make it feel almost sock like and it’s not what I want in a running shoe. Overall I would not recommend this shoe to anyone, I loved my adrenaline gts 23s and my ghost 16s, I lament my ghost 18s and often find myself continuing to wear my ghost 16s even though they have no tread left in the ball, but they have a ton of heal support left in them that these 18s don’t have out of the box.

I love my new Ghosts. Nothing fits like them. I’m 80 and just use them everyday. I coached track when I was young and know shoes. Brooks are the best.